10 Reasons Why Impact Wrestling's Latest Reboot Is Destined To Fail
5. Rampant Overbooking
Whether operating as TNA or Impact, this company has always been blighted by overbooking. Even during their peak years in the mid-2000s, the incredible work put forth by their multi-talented roster was often undermined by bewildering match finishes and destructive ideas that should have never escaped a creative meeting, and this continued at Slammiversary.
The Women’s Title unification match between Rosemary and Sienna was going swimmingly until Laurel Van Ness appeared, pulled the referee out of the ring, and let the match close with an necessarily convoluted finish. Similarly, the main event was full of distractions, with Bobby Lashley bringing a huge entourage of MMA fighters to the ring for his match with Alberto El Patron, whose father, Dos Caras, played directly into the conclusion.
WWE’s habit of ruining great wrestling with bad writing is one of the main factors driving fans away from Raw and SmackDown. If Impact keep doing the same thing, then those fans are going to take one look at the product, roll their eyes, and walk away. Unfortunately, this has been a hallmark of every promotion Jeff Jarrett has ever been involved with, and probably won’t go away now that he has his hands on Impact.